A romp in the bedroom did in former Bellator light heavyweight champion Emanuel Newton.

At least that’s the reason he’s giving for losing to Phil Davis last September.

Newton, who suffered a rib injury early in the match, explained to MMAjunkie.com how getting busy earlier in the day affected him.

“I had sex like three or four hours before the fight, which was stupid. Once again, I was getting caught up in that (mentality that) certain things couldn’t touch me when I have to understand that I am human and I do have to train hard and I can’t be going out and making stupid mistakes. Then the first takedown of the fight that Phil got on me, I popped my rib. It just wasn’t meant for me to win that fight because I learned so much.”

Netwon further explained that the sex session contributed to his rib injury: “[Having sex] definitely took away my hips.”

Newton will be abstaining soon because he has a match on Feb. 19 against Linton Vassell at Bellator 149.